Get to know... Masoom Minawala

Influencer Masoom Minawala (@MasoomMinawala) is bouncing between shoots, hunting for furniture and wishing she could clone herself

Get to know... Masoom Minawala

• Currently I am

  Bouncing between shoots and packing another suitcase.

• High point in life

  Honestly, every time I get to do what I love without compromising who I am.

• Low point in life

  There have been phaseswhen things weren’t moving, when the pressure got loud and when I questioned whether my voice even mattered. My family, my community reminded me that growth doesn’t always look glamorous, but it’s always worth it.

• On my playlist

  Afro house, Florent Hugel, Rampa.

• One thing I would never buy

  Faux-hair thongs from Skims.

• Today I’m craving

  A long hug from home and a giant bowl of pasta.

• Last thing I ordered online

  Winter basics.

• App I check before going to bed

  My Google calendar.

• Advice I’d give my 18-year-old self

  Stop shrinking to fit tiny boxes. Dream bigger, wear the outfit, take the shot.

• My favourite subject in school

  Art.

• I’d swipe right on

  Ambition.

• My secret skill is

  Making last-minute looks look like they were planned for weeks.

• A magic tool I wish I had

  A way to clone myself. One for shoots, one for mum life, and so on.

• My favourite Sunday memory

  Going to Matheran as kids and taking 5am horse rides.

• My plans for next Sunday

  Furniture shopping.

• My most star-struck moment

  Meeting Leena Nair, the global CEO of Chanel.

• My favourite bad habit

  Overpacking.

• If I could travel back or forward in time

  I’d go a little ahead. Just to meet the woman I’m becoming.

• The best thing about fame

  You get to sit at tables you once only dreamed of.

• The worst thing about fame

  Everyone has an opinion about your life.